Is Austria Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Austria
Safety rating
Women living in Austria consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.5 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Austria consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.7 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 4% percentage of women in Austria have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 94 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.5/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.7/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.8/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Is Austria safe for women?
anja🌻
Kappl
Kappl is a very tiny mountain town in a small village. it’s stunning but nothing really happens here ever. I don’t wanna say you shouldn’t be mindful and listening to your gut feeling (always!) but i personally feel super safe here and you also never hear about anything happening when it comes to women being attacked or assaulted (and as i said it’s a small town so everyone talks and you can’t really get away with anything). however- we do have a lot of tourists and party during winter and i am ALWAYS worried about going out because you never know how drunk people behave. but just like everywhere else you gotta be smart about keeping an eye on your drink and not getting too drunk so you can’t trust your instincts anymore!
Posted: November 19, 2024Villach
Villach is a safe town in Austria. I can recommend living there. Walking alone at night has been very safe for me. There are street lights in most parts. I would be careful at cultural festivals. Sometimes harressment happens there.
Posted: November 17, 2024Vienna
Walking home at night is no problem in many districts (my experience mostly covers districts 1-9, 12, 15-19, 21). Maybe avoid some places with addicts (U Gumpendorfer Straße, U Josefstädter Straße) to feel safer, but I (white woman in her late 20s/early 30s) was never harrassed there. Public transport is safe and reliable, even at night.
Posted: November 5, 2024
Heather
Vienna
Vienna is very safe and I feel comfortable walking alone at night. Some areas like the “Gürtel” and Gumpendorfstrasse U-Bahn are known for being a bit “rough” (this U-Bahn Station has a lot of homeless and drug users) but are manageable (lots of people, lighting, police). The city has amazing, reliable public transport and it’s easy to get to one place to another without hassle. Pickpocketing is not common in Vienna, but still be smart.
Posted: October 14, 2024Eisenberg an der Pinka
Small Village in the southern Burgenland. With lots of wine and good food (Buschenschank). Not a lot to here - Go for a walk, enjoy the peace & quiet surrounding & don't forget your book. The easiest to get Here is by car.
Posted: October 11, 2024Vienna
The city is quite safe. Of course, there are certain districts women shouldn’t walk around alone at night, but overall, it’s a very safe city. Also public transportation works until after midnight, there are cabs and many police stations.
Posted: September 21, 2024Salzburg
Salzburg is a super safe city. Of course, you should be aware while walking at night but I’ve never had a bad experience. I would say be careful if you walk near City beats on Friday night, because people are a bit drunk. They don’t approach you physically but might catcall.
Posted: September 14, 2024Innsbruck
Innsbruck is a city where I feel very safe also at night when it's dark. This might be because its a quite small town. You also often see police patrols and hardly have areas with bad or no light. The Area I would still try not to hang around at night is the train station. But as a travelling person I also came home or left from there very early or late and I never was harmed there still I would not like to spend a night there.
Posted: September 10, 2024
Paola
Perchtoldsdorf
Small midle age Town with vineyards. Secure and quiet. Around 15.000 people. Swimming pool winter and summer. Many Heurigen to eat Austrian food under the trees. Well connection with public transport to Vienna.
Posted: September 8, 2024
Simone
Innsbruck
Innsbruck is a small town with few bad spots. However patriarchy and rape culture and creeps are everywhere - I was followed and harrassed in Innsbruck as well, but nothing major. Overall pretty safe. In the city center you can walk at night without problems. My best tip: BIKE. Super safe, city is small enough to be everywhere in 30min.
Posted: September 6, 2024Is Austria worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 63 experiences from female travelers
Villach, Solo travel
Great place to go hiking in the mountains.. close to Italy and Slovenia. Amazing food and lovely people. Stunning views on Dobratsch. Best Pizza at Panperfocaccia. The old town is very cute. It's a safe town.
Posted: November 17, 2024Experienced: August, 2024
Amila
Austria
Graz, Solo travel
I feel most people are nice here. I recommend the mountain Schöckel. As a Chinese I’m not used to eating traditional food in Graz but Italian restaurants never disappointed me. Every meal cost about 10-30 Euro. I rent a room for 500 Euro a month because i have to work here for one year
Posted: November 7, 2024Meet locals in Austria
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I am 23 years old girl, being in the 5th Semester of her mechatronics classes at the MCI. I love climbing, hiking, traveling, skiing, creating new friendships and trying out new things. Speaking fluently german, english, bulgarian and basic russian. Lately i have be doing mostly solo traveling. Love hosting people, also quite much into slacklining and playing badminton.
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